BIRN Hub People

Matthew Collin is a journalist, broadcaster and author who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse.

Based in Belgrade, Milica works on stories related to transitional justice in Serbia.

After working in different roles in BIRN from 2013, with some breaks, Milka assumed the role of Regional Director in December 2022.

Neil joined BIRN in 2019 as an editor.

Based in Sarajevo, Nejra oversees the Balkan Transitional Justice regional programme.

Nicholas was appointed editor of Reporting Democracy in 2020.

Per is a Swedish aid worker. Since 2023 he has been working for Caritas Germany as Senior Humanitarian Advisor for Ukraine and Moldova. Previously, he was the Managing Director at NRC Flüchtlingshilfe Deutschland, which he joined in 2018.

Perparim Isufi joined BIRN Kosovo in May 2014 and currently serves as the managing editor of KALLXO.com.

Bob is a seasoned media veteran and Executive Director of World 50 Group, where he oversees content, programming and product strategy for the company.

Samir is based in Podgorica and covers stories from Montenegro as well as parts of regional investigative stories.

Sasa joined BIRN in 2020 as a correspondent for Balkan Insight. Previously, he has worked for Balkan Insight from 2015 to 2016.

Selma joined BIRN Hub in 2024. As Project and Development Manager, based in Sarajevo, she is responsible for leading and coordinating activities related to the initiation and smooth operation of the Reporting House project, gallery and exhibition space developed by BIRN Hub, and/or other projects.

Serbeze Haxhiaj is covering issues related to establishing justice and
facilitating reconciliation after the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Her
particular focus is on war crimes, human rights issues, rehabilitation of
victims and peace approaches in dealing with conflict and its aftermath.

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic is a Skopje-based journalist and regular contributor to BIRN’s regional publication, Balkan Insight, and the programme Balkan Transitional Justice.

She joined the BIRN team in 2014 and is responsible for both finance and administration jobs, producing finance reports, processing invoices and daily track of daily revenue and spending.